Amidst rising tensions, Japan and Russia are working together to stem the rising number of dangerous airborne incursions and intercepts.

Japan released the figures on how many Russian air incursion there have been over its northern region in the last six months. The numbers are way up, even as the Kremlin looks to Tokyo as another potential gas buyer.

The Philippines and Vietnam are putting aside their competing claims on the South China Sea in order to present a united, and stronger, front against China. What better to break the ice than a beach party?